Obert Mpofu has been accused of neglecting an Arda farm he runs and abusing a solitary 94-year old employee at the farm. The 90-year-old man, who is of foreign descent, is said to be taking care of the farm.
Parliamentarian James Maridadi disclosed the situation at the farm during a debate on Parliament’s public accounts committee (PAC) report on Arda last week:
Mpofu is one of the individuals in ownership of one of Arda’s estates, and we went to visit the estate as a committee. I tell you if we were to show you the pictures of that estate, every one of you will be angry.
The person who was said to be taking care of the estate is an old man around the age of 90 years [and] of foreign descent, and he told MPs that he was a security guard at the farm.
I will not even be surprised if one day that old man is found dead, and what Mpofu is doing to him is gross violation of human rights — and for it to be done by a minister in government is immoral, inhumane and despicable
The old man cried and said he had not been paid for months
It is sad that Mpofu is a man of means, but the house where the guard lives is fit for a dog, the blankets were not washed and there was a strong stench coming from the house.
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